UK-KEW Passport Collections

Identification and description

LSID/GRSCICOLL URI If available provide the LSID code

Index Hebarium code If available provide the Index Herbarium code

Outstanding collection features

File info Additional information

Genetic repositories

Link to genetic repository e.g. Index Seminum

Title	Link

Number of DNA samples

50 000

Number of organisms / species

35 000

Number of seed samples

78 000

Number of organisms / species

35 000

Size and importance of living collections

Collections statistics

Year of reference

Total specimens

Primary types Estimation of the number of primary types

Other size indicator Specify

Registered cards (%)

Recorded cards in database (%)

Outgoing loans (parcels / specimens) per year

Accessions of specimens per year

Scientific visitors per year

Visiting days per year

Virtual access per year

Collections statistics iframe to the statistics page

LIFE SCIENCES (Zoology, Biology, Botany, Mycology,…)


	Typology	Primary types	Individual specimens/objects	% recorded cards in database
2.1	Botany	350000	7000000	12
2.2	Mycology		1500000	40
2.3	DNA and Tissue Bank		50000	100
2.4	Economic Botany		100000	100
2.5	Seed		78000 accessions /2 billion seeds	100
2.6	microscope slides		150000

Heritage Science

Heritage Year of reference

Library number of items

Library Number of Maps

Library

One of the most important botanical reference sources in the world, Library, Art & Archives contains several million items, including books, botanical illustrations, photographs, letters and manuscripts, periodicals, biographies and maps.

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